[A/S] A long hot weekend

["j54mark" <jmrdse@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I am cooling down now after a long, hot weekend working on the 25' 
Sovereign.

As a long-time veteran of do-it-yourself projects, I am perfectly 
aware of how one thing can lead to another.  But even so, this one is 
breaking new ground.

All I wanted to do, really, was replace the carpet with a Pergo type 
floor, rework the kitchen counter, and upholster the sofa bed.  But, 
you know, the front credenza is really not all that convenient, so it 
would be nice to build a new cabinet and folding table.  Need to do 
that first, before the floor goes down.  Same for the bedroom 
cabinet.  I was not going to do the bedroom yet but, as my plan 
called for new dimensions its got to be done before the new floor 
goes in.  And once the carpet is out, all the suspect areas in the 
floor need some Rot Doctor treatment.  And now would be the time to 
clean out the furnace.  And there is no way sheet vinyl is going to 
go down on that crummy plywood under the toilet.  And wood front 
sliding drawers would look much nicer, and be more useful than those 
upholstered false fronts under the sofa.  And when it rains there is 
a small trickle of water running down the wall behind the kitchen 
cabinet.  And who was the moron who used silcone caulk on the 
window?  And the door doesn't leak, but it sure looks like it ought 
to.  Must be 20 pounds of Vulkem on here.  And the pexiglass in the 
light over the door is broken, take just a minute to fix that.  
And....

As of 6:00 pm the destruction has ended and assembly begun.  There is 
new linoleum in the bath, but new access panels are going to be 
constructed - the factory panels make no sense to me at all.  The 
furnace is back in, as is a mud-dauber screen.  Enormous quantities 
of Vulkem are in the trash, and much smaller quantities of Parr Bond 
and Sikaflex are in place.  A supply of oak lumber and plywood is in 
place ready for cabinet making.  The sofa goes to the upholstery shop 
tomorrow.

There is no point to this post, no moral.  Except that many of you 
are out there in similar situations and I thought I'd let you know 
that you are not alone.

Mark